A lot of being a parent is gross. A little kid isn’t sinning when they mess their little diaper nor is it obviously some kind of trial from which the youngster will develop personal character. It’s just gross. But perhaps being the parent is a preparation for Godhood. He is with us always, every time when we are on the pot.
Wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them
In the midst of them — Metaphor? Vibe? Some kind of spiritual physics we know not of?
In recent years we have been hearing more Second Coming talk again. But instead of hearing about preparing for the calamities and misery that will precede it, our brethren have been talking about it as a blessed relief from all the ills of the world. (It must get pretty tiring up there where they are). I remember a talk a few years ago, maybe from Elder Cook, where the real longing in his voice for the Savior to come and put an end to all the gross evils was obvious.
In the words of the meme, ‘the Second Coming solves this.”
But one of the sections we just read in the Doctrine and Covenants is even more optimistic than that.
Brothers and Sisters, welcome to another installment of Talking About Things After Everyone Has Moved On to Something Else. For our select audience only.
